"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
On the road several kilometers long, there was a series of explosions, and hundreds of 105mm artillery shells exploded. It is not an exaggeration to use the words "the earth shook and the mountains shook". No wonder the devils from the island country would Thought there was an earthquake.
The huge shock wave scattered the cannonballs in all directions, and then exploded in the air. Massive shrapnel shot out in all directions like a goddess scattering flowers, killing in 365 degrees without blind spots. If you touch it, you will die, and if you stick to it, you will die.
The center of the explosion blasted out a huge crater with a radius of 20 to 30 meters and a depth of several meters. No living thing could be found around it for dozens of meters;
The Japs' cars were directly lifted one or two meters high. Many Japs were blown up so much that they couldn't even find their parts. I wonder if Amaterasu's perverts would be willing to accept them.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
After falling off his horse, Kuzumu, who was very shaken, yelled after realizing it. Unfortunately, most of the survivors' heads were buzzing at this time, including himself.
In the trench one kilometer away, Yan Haoyu was completely dumbfounded with his telescope. Such a huge explosion was beyond his understanding. Even large trucks could be thrown into the air, not to mention those large trucks pulling supplies. He reacted The first thing he did was to curse Zhou Dapao:
"You Zhou Dapao, you are such a spendthrift. You don't know how to save some of such good things for next time!
spendthrift! It’s so difficult to live a good life. "
Zhou Dapao was also dumbfounded. This was completely beyond his knowledge. If he had known about it, he would not have listened to Yan Haoyu's advice, but he still said stubbornly:
"Captain Yan, I am following your order. Originally, I said just put fifty pills in a pile, but you have to round up the whole number. If the brigade commander wants to blame you, you have to stand up for me. "
"Brother Big Pao, I don't know how to do it, so why don't you hold me back a little bit!"
Zhou Dapao slandered:
"You are a captain, can I hold you back?"
The Eighth Route Army was still in the mood to joke, but the Japanese were just crying.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
Some of the Japanese who reacted first held machine guns and fired at both sides of the road, regardless of whether they saw the enemy or not.
Yan Haoyu had no intention of leading his troops to rush out. The two sides were almost a kilometer apart, and they were both unobstructed wastelands. If they rushed over, they would be killing the Japanese.
The more than a thousand people he led were all veterans who had been trained hard. Every casualty hurt his heart. This is not how battles are fought. They have other tasks behind them.
If Asano hadn't stopped him, the arrogant Kusuragi would have committed hara-kiri to express his gratitude to the Emperor. He guessed the beginning, but he didn't guess that the Eighth Route Army would give him a big surprise in the most unsuitable place for an ambush. .
"Your Excellency, the captain, the green hills left behind are not afraid of running out of firewood. This responsibility does not lie with you!
The Fuhu Town Garrison Squadron allowed the Eighth Route Army to capture a large number of heavy artillery shells, and they should be primarily responsible. "
Asano habitually put the responsibility for the defeat on the dead, Kuzuki finally found an outlet to vent his anger and cursed:
"Bagaya Road, a bunch of trash, a disgrace to the imperial army, even if a squadron can't defend Fuhu Town, it can't even blow up a warehouse, I want to accuse them to the division commander!"
After Kuzuki dashed off, he naturally put away his ancestral sword and skipped the matter of seppuku. Why should he be held responsible for other people's mistakes?
Asano also breathed a sigh of relief. If Kuzuki committed seppuku, he would not be able to escape his responsibility. Now the responsibility is passed on to the dead, and everyone looks good.
"Asano-kun, send troops to guard along both sides of the highway. Others will quickly deal with the aftermath, count the losses, and wait for the main force of the division to come and join us."
After calming down, Gemu became extremely shrewd again. He had already foreseen that the Eighth Route Army had an ambush in Fuhu Town, and now his regiment suffered heavy losses;
If he continued to rush forward rashly, he might be ambushed, so he simply camped on the spot in this open area, dealing with follow-up matters while waiting for the main force of the division.
A series of explosions not only caused heavy losses in Japanese personnel and materials, but also destroyed the road beyond recognition. Forces must be organized to repair the road, otherwise it will not be possible to get through when the main force of the division comes over.
The Japanese generally cremate the corpses of their companions and then take away the ashes.
However, cremating a large number of corpses also requires certain conditions. There must be enough fuel for ignition. Firewood is difficult to find in this area. If you go too far from the road, you may be ambushed;
So they simply threw all the corpses of the Japanese into the pit and filled them with soil to save trouble.
Kuzuki would not give an order for this kind of thing, nor would Asano. It was all a spontaneous action of the soldiers below. They followed the authority when the matter was urgent, and no one could blame them.
In this way, it would be much easier to deal with the aftermath. The bombed vehicles were also pushed into the huge pit. The roads were restored little by little, and the losses were also calculated. Asano gritted his teeth and reported to Colonel Kusaki:
"Your Excellency, Captain, 6 cars, 2 tanks, and more than 20 large vehicles were bombed. 568 warriors were destroyed, 427 were missing, and more than 600 were injured;
20% of the supplies were lost, but fortunately the ammunition did not explode. More than 70 mules and horses were killed and injured, and a lot of guns were damaged. Three infantry cannons were damaged——"
"Asano-kun, that's it. Don't report the unimportant things. Nearly half of the troops have been lost. It's meaningless to go to Fuhu Town again;
The troops were notified to rush to repair roads and build fortifications. I always felt that the Eighth Route Army was watching us around. "
Asano suggested:
"Your Excellency, Captain, why don't we send a search team to check out the wasteland across the way?"
Kuzuki thought for a moment and replied:
"Asano-kun, there is no need. If there is an ambush of the Eighth Route Army over there, and the imperial army sends a search team there, it will only kill the Eighth Route Army;
The horizontal distance of this open area is more than one kilometer. Anyone who passes this distance will pay a heavy price under the blockade of the opponent's machine gun fire. The imperial army only needs to guard the 300-meter area on both sides of the road. "
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, you are very thoughtful. The Eighth Route Army lacks long-range firepower. As long as we build ring fortifications along both sides of the road, even thousands of Eighth Route Army troops will not be able to pass through this open area."
The IQs of the two old devils Kuzuki and Asano were on the rise again. After suffering a big loss, they became cautious.
Yan Haoyu finally put down the telescope he had been holding. The Japs were very smart and did not choose to attack the area where he was. His wish to trick the Japs again was in vain.
More than ten kilometers away, the 36th Division Headquarters, the 223rd Regiment, the Baggage Regiment and other Japanese main force of more than 7,000 people were speeding towards Chenjiawan at a marching speed of 3 to 5 kilometers per hour. They had already received 222 Telegram of attack on the wing;
Nearly half of the 222nd Regiment suffered casualties. Lieutenant General Wu Dan was no longer in the mood for sightseeing. He had to rush to Chenjiawan as soon as possible to meet them.
Judging from the news sent by Masuko Shigeo, Chu Xiong is still in Fuhu Town, and it will be easy to handle as long as Chu Xiong is still there;
Victory or defeat is a common thing for a military strategist, and the 36th Division can still afford to lose more than a thousand warriors.
"Chief of Staff, order the troops to move quickly! The search team must pay attention to whether the soil on both sides of the road has been moved, and cannot be fooled by the Eighth Route Army again!"
The devil is really bitten by a snake once, and will be afraid of well ropes for ten years.
